diff --git a/tokio-sync/src/mpsc/list.rs b/tokio-sync/src/mpsc/list.rs
index d7441c9a3..782ab12a8 100644
--- a/tokio-sync/src/mpsc/list.rs
+++ b/tokio-sync/src/mpsc/list.rs
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ impl<T> Tx<T> {
 
 impl<T> fmt::Debug for Tx<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed;
-
         fmt.debug_struct("Tx")
             .field("block_tail", &self.block_tail.load(Relaxed))
             .field("tail_position", &self.tail_position.load(Relaxed))
diff --git a/tokio-sync/src/semaphore.rs b/tokio-sync/src/semaphore.rs
index 8beaa9a6c..865264f8b 100644
--- a/tokio-sync/src/semaphore.rs
+++ b/tokio-sync/src/semaphore.rs
@@ -532,8 +532,6 @@ impl Semaphore {
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Semaphore {
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed;
-
         fmt.debug_struct("Semaphore")
             .field("state", &SemState::load(&self.state, Relaxed))
             .field("head", &self.head.with(|ptr| ptr))